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Various Licensing Fees

The following is a list of various licenses issued to do business in the city. The City Council grants theses licenses for which there is a fee:

Liquor Licenses:

Description Amount
Class A $500.00
Class B (Tavern)
$1500.00
Class B (Limited)
$200.00
Class B (Victualer)
$1000.00
Class C $600.00

Other Licenses:

Description
Amount
Victualling House (First Class 7 days)
$150.00
Victualling House (Second Class no Sundays
$80.00
Tavern (Rooming House 1st class with meals)
$100.00
Tavern (Rooming House 2nd class without meals)
$30.00
Sunday Sales (First Class)
$100.00
Sunday Sales(2nd, 3rd, etc)
$50.00
Second Hand Shop
$100.00
Auto Repair Shop
$100.00
Pawn Shop
$150.00
Peddler
$250.00
Private Detective
$150.00
Laundry
$10.00
Flea Market
$100.00
Fortune Telling
$50.00
Pigeon Loft
$25.00
Tattoo Parlors
$175.00
Sandwich Board Signs (Per Sign)
$20.00

Miscellaneous Licenses include but not Limited to the Following:

Description Amount
Amusement machines & devices
$50.00 per machine
Billiard & Pool Tables
$30.00 per table
Bingo
$100.00 Annually / $25.00 per bingo
Bowling Alleys
$10.00 per alley
Carnivals & Circuses
$5.00 weekdays / $10.00 Saturday / Sunday
Dances
$2.00 weekdays / $5.00 Saturday / Sunday
Employment Agencies
$25.00
Game Room
$50.00
Motion Pictures
$25.00 Annually / $2.00 weekdays / $5.00 Saturday / Sunday
Entertainment
$2.00 weekdays $5.00 Saturday / Sunday

 

For information on the procedure to apply for any of these licenses, please contact the City Clerk's Office.